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English III - HOMS Vocab
House on Mango Street Vocabulary
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English
11th Grade
09/10/2019

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DOMAIN SPECIFIC VOCABULARY

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terms that are critical to understanding specific subjects

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VIGNETTE

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a small impressionistic scene focusing on one particular moment or giving an impression about an idea

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CULTURAL DETAILS
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details that give the reader insight about the culture, customs, or beliefs of a group of people
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POINT OF VIEW
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the mode of narration that the author uses to let readers "hear" and "see" what takes place
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FIRST PERSON POINT OF VIEW
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I & We
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SECOND PERSON POINT OF VIEW
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You or Yours
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THIRD PERSON POINT OF VIEW
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she, he, they, it, or a specific name
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
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words or expressions with a meaning different from the literal interpretation.
(figurative is the opposite of literal)
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SIMILE
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figure of speech that makes direct comparison between two things using "like" or "as"
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METAPHOR
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figure of speech in which one thing is spoke of as if it is something else
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PERSONIFICATION
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figure of speech in which something that is not human is given human characteristics
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ALLITERATION
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the same sound at the beginning of nearby or closely connected words
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CONSONANCE
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repetitive sounds produced by consonants in the middle or end of words w/in a sentence or phase
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ASSONANCE
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repetitive sounds produced by vowel in the middle or end of words w/in a sentence or phrase
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REPETITION
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when the same words or phrases are repeated a few times to make an idea clearer and more memorable
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SYMBOL
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an object representing something else, to give an entirely different meaning that is much deeper and more significant
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THEME
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the central insight o message of a literary work. Should be universal and stated in a complete sentence
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MOTIF
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an object or idea that repeats itself throughout a literary work
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INTERNAL RHYME
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rhyming words within the same line or sentences
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STYLE
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the unique way a writer writes
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IRONY
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a contrast between expectations for a situation and what is reality
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